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Patrick Higgins

The Future of Food: How Science Will Solve the Next Global Crises. - 0 views

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    This is a great piece in Wired about the future of food production. It would pair nicely with Mark Bettmann's TED talk about the global effects of food production.
Patrick Higgins

PopTech 2009: Michael Pollan on Vimeo - 1 views

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    I haven't watched this whole thing yet, but his TED talk from 2008 was amazing. If you are into food, but don't fully understand the mechanisms behind food production, this is worth it.
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Pogue-o-matic Product Finder - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Greatest tech gadget guide ever.
Patrick Higgins

GoodGuide | Home - 0 views

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    Green shopping made easy!
Patrick Higgins

writewith. - 0 views

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    Similar to Google Docs. I think there are some features here that Google might think about adopting.
Patrick Higgins

Study Guides and Strategies - 0 views

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    This is great for all students, but pay particular attention to the section on learning. I am going to highlight the section on "Thinking like a genius."
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    Great small lessons in how to make yourself a better learner.
Patrick Higgins

Thinking like a Genius - 0 views

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    "Thomas Edison held 1,093 patents. He guaranteed productivity by giving himself and his assistants idea quotas. In a study of 2,036 scientists throughout history, Dean Keith Simonton of the University of California at Davis found that the most respected scientists produced not only great works, but also many "bad" ones. They weren't afraid to fail, or to produce mediocre in order to arrive at excellence."
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    Be prolific.
Patrick Higgins

Download - Ommwriter - 1 views

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    If you need a program that blocks out everything else and just lets you write, this one is beautiful.
Patrick Higgins

Creative Problem Solving with SCAMPER - 0 views

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    More great thinking guides.
Patrick Higgins

Portfolios (Authentic Assessment Toolbox) - 3 views

  • Portfolio: A collection of a student's work specifically selected to tell a particular story about the student
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      This is what I am really leaning towards: students telling the story of their work. Can we accomplish that?
  • A portfolio is not the pile of student work that accumulates over a semester or year. Rather, a portfolio contains a purposefully selected subset of student work. "Purposefully" selecting student work means deciding what type of story you want the portfolio to tell.
  • 1. Growth Portfolios a. to show growth or change over time b. to help develop process skills such as self-evaluation and goal-setting c. to identify strengths and weaknesses d. to track the development of one more products/performances 2. Showcase Portfolios a. to showcase end-of-year/semester accomplishments b. to prepare a sample of best work for employment or college admission c. to showcase student perceptions of favorite, best or most important work d. to communicate a student's current aptitudes to future teachers 3. Evaluation Portfolios a. to document achievement for grading purposes b. to document progress towards standards c. to place students appropriately
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      Which one do you think fits our purposes? Or should we leave that up to the students?
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